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Illustration of the A1 German word “sprechen”, which translates to “to speak”. A parrot on a tiny podium gesticulates wildly as silver sound-rings ripple outward from its beak.
A parrot on a tiny podium gesticulates wildly as silver sound-rings ripple outward from its beak.

sprechen über + Akk

A1 · verb

to speak

ˈʃpʁɛçn̩

Conjugation

sprechen, sprach, hat gesprochen

ich spreche
du sprichst
er/sie/es spricht
wir sprechen
ihr sprecht
sie/Sie sprechen

sprechen in a sentence

Examples

Ich spreche Deutsch.

I speak German.

Sprechen Sie Englisch?

Do you speak English?

How to remember it

"Sprechen" — speak clearly and be heard.

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